Here are four takeaways from Celtics-Bucks. It doesnt feel entirely impossible for the Wests current third seed to sneak into the Finals. Well get guys some ice and shower and recovery and as a staff and a sports performance staff well visit about it and decide what we want to do given tomorrow nights game and a early game on Sunday.. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Both teams may have reason to. Despite both teams finishing 51-31 in the regular season, the Celtics won the fourth tie breaker by virtue of their record against the Easts playoff teams (20-13 over 17-16). 3 seed would be pretty important to each of these teams, as it would mean landing on the opposite side of the bracket from Phoenix, which would delay a potential matchup with the No. The Celtics currently own tiebreakers over Milwaukee and Philly, so if they win out, the No. First, let's examine Boston's closest competition. Again, all of this is moot if the Bucks just win their final two. 2 seed with a win or Celtics loss. 10:29 pm ET, at Brown led Boston with 13 points and six assists while White had 11 and Smart 10. If the Celtics beat Chicago and the Raptors can win at least two of their last three, Toronto will land in the 4-5 matchup with the Bulls slotted at No. They led by as many as five until the Bucks took brief leads of 115-114 with 5:39 left and 118-116 with 4:47 to go. Memphis Grizzlies. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Would we expect anything different? Other Celtics kicked themselves and mulled it over, how theyd let Milwaukee off the hook and might live to regret it. (A Philadelphia-Brooklyn first-round matchup would be delicious though.). A Heat win would extend their lead over Boston as well as idle Milwaukee and Philadelphia. Even the situation last year, I think a lot of people questioned about what we were going to do and how we were going to handle the situation. And time is running out for this team to properly gel before a deep run. The Celtics have a somewhat built-in excuse to punt the game, given it's the second leg of a back-to-back. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. Milwaukee was without reserve guard Grayson Allen (left hip soreness), but Bobby Portis scored 17 points off the bench for the Bucks. Miami has six games remaining in the regular season, with just two at home (they are 27-12 at home this season) and four on the road (21-16), including one back-to-back. Barton joins the Raptors after he was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21. pic.twitter.com/WJPCr35AEx, The end of game reaction from the @DeerDistrict!! P.J. I think most of it was just completing the possession, Holiday said. In case of a three-way tie between Milwaukee, Boston and Philadelphia, which remains a possibility, the tiebreaker criteria is to recognize division winners first, which would remove Philadelphia from the equation as Boston would win the Atlantic division via a better division record. 9:23 pm ET, at Heading into the final weekend of the NBA's regular season, here's what we now about the playoff and play-in races: All 20 teams are set, as are the first 12 playoff teams and the eight play-in teams. You would think the No. Later on, Giannis Antetokounpo and Jrue Holiday hit back-to-back 3s in the final minutes to tie the game at 105-105. But as our Chris Forsberg observes, there's still a lot to be sorted out ahead of the Celtics' back-to-back with the Bulls (Wednesday night) and Bucks (Thursday night). He's given the Celtics a little of everything with Horford and Williams missing some games during the last week. 7. Barton joins the Raptors after he was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21. The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks entered the game with a sparkling 77.7% winning percentage when their Big Three of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday play together. But it all goes back to whether or not teams want the two-seed. I dont think anybody in this league plays to lose. Muscala also put the ball on the floor and threw down a dunk early in the third quarter. 2 seed in the case of a three-team tie, with Milwaukee ending up No. But, each time Boston responded with a key bucket, including a Smart basket that made it 121-118 Celtics with 2:27 to go. 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The Sixers also need to finish a game ahead of Boston to win the No. Their tie-breaker difference in the standings is the reason Boston got homecourt advantage in this series, which now means Game 7 at . The Celtics ran their offense to get Tatum into favorable matchups. Los Angeles Clippers. 2 seed is theirs. The season series also is tied, and the third and final meeting between these teams isn't until March 30 in Milwaukee. Celtics vs. Cavaliers odds, picks, prediction, bets, Bulls vs. Pistons odds, picks, prediction, bets, Knicks vs. Nets odds, picks, prediction, bets, Hawks have a Trae Young problem, Quin Snyder must fix, Nikola Jokic becomes 6th player with 100 triple-doubles, Bucks get 15th straight win, complete perfect February. Toggle navigation. Finally, Tatum got busy playing winning basketball and the trick-the-refs stuff got put away. And the role players are all thriving playing off Joker. Boston guard Jaylen Brown had scored at least 25 points in 10 straight games, the longest active streak in the NBA. The Toronto Raptors haven't left themselves any wiggle room. This game is on March 29 in Philly. But Allen has been a liability against the Celtics. The Bucks and Sixers are 1-1 in their season series, making the third and final game in the series the tie breaker. Remaining strength of schedule: . Pump fake leads to great take pic.twitter.com/ClHytz93Qf. The result of that game not only clinched the season series (and thus the head-to-head tiebreaker) for the Bucks over the Sixers, it also moved Milwaukee to second in the East and Philly to fourth. No. Holiday had seven points in that stretch, which pushed a 38-37 Bucks lead to 51-40 with 5:03 left in the half. The Celtics own that tiebreaker. 12/13 . Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Miss those and we're potentially talking about a 20-point Celtics win. Still, the Sixers havent shown they can go to the heights the Bucks and Celtics have. Those kind of plays are exactly why the Bucks traded for Holiday prior to last season. But Grayson is doing his best. pic.twitter.com/nicRRPGuEF, Bruised. The Mavericks are just 35 since Kyrie Irving debuted for Dallas after the teams home loss to Indiana on Tuesday. Under those conditions, the Celtics will finish with a 20-13 record, the Bucks with a 17-15 record, and so the Celtics clinch the tiebreaker. looks like two celtics collided, giannis has a cut on his eye that keeps bleeding. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NBA, its clubs or Turner Broadcasting. Nickel column:Here's why Giannis Antetokounmpo should be the NBA's Most Improved Player, More:As the NBA playoffs approach, the Milwaukee Bucks are tightening their rotation with four key players off the bench. The supporting cast still feels thin. Brooklyn was seen as title favorites entering the season, but a tumultuous season has landed them in eighth place at the moment. Milwaukee is 17-15 pending the outcome against Cleveland. Dallas Mavericks. The NBA will have a pair of them Sunday, with Celtics and Bucks deciding the Miami Heats dance partner for the East finals before Phoenix and Dallas hash things out to see which faces Golden State in the West. 9:25 pm ET, at We have another head-to-head meeting on Wednesday as the Celtics host the Heat (7:30 p.m. The Celtics MVP candidate was tossed amidst his third rough shooting night in a row. ET on Thursday, April 7. Already without starting center Robert Williams III (knee), the Celtics simply had no answer for Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez inside. They're going to have to beat good teams to get to where they ultimately want to go. Since the Bucks and Celtics are tied in head-to-head series at 2-2, we have to move to the next tiebreaker. The Bucks had only Jrue Holiday, with 17 points on 17 shots, and Pat Connaughton (14), helping Antetokounmpo with the scoring. 6-keys: media/spln/nba/reg/free/stories_live-blog, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. The Milwaukee Bucks (22-10) and Boston Celtics (23-10) meet Sunday at TD Garden.Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. As of April 9, the three teams could still tie, but with Boston holding a tiebreaker over Philadelphia, the only scenario here would be Boston tying Philadelphia for the Atlantic Division lead and Boston earning that division crown. Milwaukee and Boston are tied 2-2 for their season series, they're both division winners, and if this ends up as a tie, it will mean they have identical 33-19 conference records, too. It will be fascinating to see how this race plays out over the final 12 days of the regular season as the seeds can shift on a daily basis, creating new potential matchups as the playoffs inch closer and closer. 9:16 am ET. Here's a look at their shots in the final five minutes: The Celtics turned things around this season -- and have had the most success this series -- when they started moving the ball, getting into the teeth of the defense and putting teams in rotation. The Fiserv Forum crowd, nervous and quiet for much of the middle two quarters, was alive. BOSTON (CBS) -- Wednesday night's win over the Chicago Bulls gave the Celtics the inside track to secure the two-seed in the Eastern Conference. Both would also be divisional champions in a scenario where the teams tie, so it's. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. As we move past head-to-head in the tiebreaker scenarios, Miami has two advantages: they have already won their division and they currently have the top conference record of any team in the East. Keeps the Bucks out of first as well. And the depth next to Giannis is now the best its ever been. Yet Budenholzer stopped the break, then wound up out of the timeout with his star taking a rare and unsuccessful corner 3-pointer. . I had a partial tear in the T6, T7 spine, at the top. 2 and No. Home court advantage is very important in the NBA playoffs, and the Celtics definitely benefited from it last season when they hosted the Bucks in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at TD Garden and won. I spoke to a specialist; youre going to have pain playing with it no matter what," Hill said. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 4 if the Sixers win out. Circle that March 30 game on your calendar. Among the four teams in this race, Miami has the second-easiest schedule based on opponent win percentage. For a team that has struggled to shoot the ball all series, that was a perfect time to find their shooting stroke. The NBA's Noches ne B A celebration starts in March, where teams will commemorate fans and players across Latin American and U.S. Hispanic communities. 1 pick Cade Cunningham. Jrue Holiday led all players with 40 points and hit some massive 3-point shots late in the game, including one that gave Milwaukee a 127-125 lead with 25 seconds remaining in OT. Beautiful.. Theis grabbed his head in disbelief and Antetokounmpo was fouled the other way, making one of two free throws for a 125-121 lead with 39 seconds left. Much has changed since we last ranked NBA title contenders headed into the new year. Despite a recent surge from Milwaukee and the continued steady play of theNuggetsout West, its Cleveland who is firmly second in net rating behind only theCeltics. 9:39 pm ET, at If the Celtics finish with the No. Rather, it was that they resorted to the methodical and predictable late-game offense that plagued them early in the season. Budenholzer said there is no minutes restriction on Hill. It feels a lot better now and just trying to give everything I have.. "It felt like we didnt; the one thing wed like to finish the stop. 9:34 pm ET, at Should Milwaukee and Boston finish tied in the conference, the next tiebreaker is record against playoff opponents. Gambling problem? However, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis are all listed as doubtful Sunday. Philly does have two back-to-backs on their schedule and three of their final seven games are at home (21-17) and four on the road (25-12) as they are one of only three teams in the East with more road wins than home wins (joining Brooklyn and Toronto). The Celtics own the tiebreaker over the Sixers by virtue of their division record 9-7 vs. How Celtics Tiebreakers With Bucks 76ers Break Down . Boston is the only team in the top five in both offensive and defensive rating. Cleveland is locked into the play-in tournament, but the Cavaliers may still have something to play for as they will want to avoid falling to the No. Maybe its possible this offseason if Irving sticks around. Massive mural by Milwaukee artist Mauricio Ramirez measures 53 1/2 feet tall x 56 1/2 feet wide, taking up the side of a 3-story building. 2 seed in the West, and the 76ers have a winnable clash with Detroit. 6. A win over the Bucks on Thursday night would essentially seal the deal for Boston. All Rights Reserved. UPDATE (4/9):The Bucks have the best collective head-to-head record among the three teams, but the first tiebreaker stipulation separatesdivision winners from those who arenot. Dont be surprised if the elimination factor Sunday flushes Middleton back into the lineup, minutes restriction be darned. On Tuesday, we laid out how the Boston Celtics' Eastern Conference competitors could do them a solid in their quest for an ideal NBA playoff draw. The Celtics' elite defense has stifled the Bucks all series, and was doing so once again in the fourth quarter -- at least on the initial shot. It was widely viewed that Milwaukee was avoiding a #2 vs. #7 matchup with the Brooklyn Nets who Boston would later sweep anyway. In the East, it's between Toronto and Chicago. 9:36 pm ET, at The Bucks either claim the 3-seed outright. UPDATE (4/9):This favors Boston, though Milwaukee can clinch a better record than the Celtics with a Boston loss to Memphis or Milwaukee win over Cleveland. at So were going to listen to whatever Bud wants us to do and were going to go out there and compete.. In some cases, the next tiebreaker would be division winning percentage, but that only applies if the teams are in the same division, so the Bucks' 11-3 advantage over the 9-7 Celtics doesn't . 2 seed and could rest their starters in that season finale. The Warriors, Mavericks, Heat and Celtics are the four remaining teams in the NBA Playoffs. The Sixers' star believes his offseason development and season-long production make him the favorite to win Kia MVP. On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers behind Giannis Antetokounmpos 40 points and game-sealing block on Joel Embiid in the closing seconds. Boston has by far the hardest schedule, although the Grizzlies are locked into the Western Conference's No. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray have played in big playoff games together. After Antetokounmpo picked up his fourth foul with nearly 20 minutes left in the game, the Celtics got wrapped up in trying to force his fifth and, hey, maybe his sixth. Those three teams are lined up to be the Nos. Boston has two games remaining -- Thursday in Milwaukee and Sunday in Memphis . src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. Despite a slow start from behind the three-point line, the Bucks dominated inside with 34 points in the paint. 9:20 pm ET, Jayson Tatum turnaround mid-range jumper: make, Jayson Tatum fadeaway mid-range jumper: miss, Jaylen Brown pull-up mid-range jumper: miss. The Celtics' loss has trimmed their lead over the Bucks for first place in the Eastern Conference to just a half game. Thats why Phoenix ends up behind the other squads on this list. Milwaukee used a 11-3 run early in the second quarter to help shake loose from Boston and take a 69-59 lead into halftime. Williams missed his 3rd consecutive game with an injured left knee as Boston kept its season alive Friday night in Milwaukee. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. Bucks vs. Celtics is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. The most obvious problem is All-Star wing Khris Middletons continued absence with a left knee strain. The same rule cancels out Kevin Durant, who will finish with 55 games played assuming he is active in Brooklyn's final two games. Griffin gave a solid all-around effort versus the Bucks with 15 points, six assists, six rebounds, one steal, one block and two charges drawn in 24 minutes of action. As for the Sixers the only shot they have at the No. The Milwaukee Bucks are one win away from a berth in the Eastern Conference finals after pulling off a fourth-quarter comeback against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Game 5 of their best-of-seven series on Wednesday night. Boston sits at +215 on the moneyline while the . The other two: Shaquille ONeal and Wilt Chamberlain. 4 Sixers by one game in the loss column. I felt like we were able to make some shots tough," Budenholzer said of his team's defensive effort in the final minutes. 9:29 pm ET, at Boston shooters seek him out as a defender to exploit (at least until George Hill comes into the game). DraftKings Sportsbook has the Bucks favored by 6.5 points at home over the Celtics, priced at -265 on the moneyline. The Sixers have three games against teams over .500 (Charlotte, Cleveland and Toronto) and four games against teams not only under .500 but all under .400 as they face Detroit and Indiana twice. Steve Aschburner has written about the NBA since 1980. The Chicago Bulls (28-34) play against the Toronto Raptors (31-32) at Scotiabank Arena Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free) NBA League Pass: The most live games plus NBA TV. Injuries in the frontcourt have opened up an opportunity for Griffin to make a stronger impact over the last couple games, and he's taking full advantage of it. The plus-minus is a tough stat, Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. He also had seven assists. The Celtics made 20 shots from deep, the Bucks just three. Pat Connaughton was able to cut him off, which forced Smart to readjust and gave Holiday time to come flying in and stuff the shot. From the words and tone of the participants late Friday night, it sounded as if the Celtics were glad to play the clincher at home, while the more seasoned Bucks showed their bring it on swagger. Falling into the three-seed wouldn't be the worst thing to happen to Boston. But the Bucks own the head-to-head tiebreaker with the 76ers. But the entertainment value of that is negligible, and the threat of injury to talented thoroughbred-like players is borderline negligent. Which takes if to the fourth tiebreaker: record vs. Eastern Conference playoff teams, which Boston has clinched at 20-13 with the best Milwaukee can do being 18-15. 2022 Playoffs: East Semifinal | Celtics (2) vs. The Sixers are in an interesting spot following Tuesday nights loss to the Bucks. Pretty much at whole strength against a team thats 2-0 against Boston so far this year. In late January, after returning from the health and safety protocol and playing in eight straight games veteran guard George Hill appeared on the injury report with neck soreness. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe. A Celtics win would push Milwaukee (.627) to first place, Boston would take over second thanks to owning the tiebreaker over Miami as the two teams would have matching 48-29 records (.623), while Philadelphia (.613) would remain in fourth place. Giannis Antetokounmpo looked to help the Bucks advance, but a superstar performance from Jayson Tatum forced Game 7. He also played 44 minutes, and before Tuesday he hadn't seen 30-plus minutes in a game since Jan. 15, 2020 with the Oklahoma City Thunder. During that stretch he averaged 28.5 points per game on 55.7% shooting. So this is just a quick breakdown of each scenario Celtics fans can prepare for. ET. This could all go mean nothing too, should Brooklyn end up in the eight-seed after the play in tournament. Gamecast; Recap; Box Score; Play-by . That was in the back of our minds, Game 5, Tatum said after scoring 46 points with nine rebounds and four assists. Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLMZipcF6P4fyb58Ta9m4g/joinNew from Dags Lan & Salty!Check out Bucks VS. Celtics G. pushes Philly a game further back and gives us the tie-breaker against them. In earning their 50th win of the season Wednesday, the Celtics took a half-game lead over the Bucks for second place in the East. At the same time, I have to show my respect to the Beam, Mike Brown and Sacramentos incredible offense. The C's didn't have four of their top-six scorers -- Jayson Tatum (non-Covid illness), Jaylen Brown (facial fracture), Al Horford (knee soreness) and Marcus Smart (ankle sprain). Thursday nights regular-season home finale at Fiserv Forum was a matchup of an unstoppable force colliding with an immovable object. And it messed with their play. Stephen Curry has been so good when hes been on the floor this year. How many head-to-head matchups between these teams are left? The Bucks and Sixers would finish with the same superior record to the Celtics, but the Bucks own the tiebreaker. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nba | pageType: stories | The Celtics have the toughest schedule of any of the top four teams in the East as their remaining opponents have a combined win percentage of .548 and four of their final six games come against teams that are not just over .500, but over .600 so far this season. The Bucks outscored the Celtics 58-34 in the paint. Bostons Jayson Tatum already had a flashy resume, from three All-Star appearances and an All-NBA selection to a contract paying him upwards of $163 million from this season through 2025-26. Remaining games: The Knicks and Celtics meet in the season finale May 16 at Madison Square Garden. Add to that the tendency for coaches to use their challenges on such plays and we end up with players crashing to the floor and games grinding to a halt to see if somebody truly went statue in time to thwart a highlight or poster play. All rights reserved. 2 seed is to win their final two (vs. Indiana and vs. Detroit) and have the Bucks lose their final two. Daniel Theis added 22 points for Boston. Golden State Warriors. 2 seed and could rest their starters in that season finale. Good old Game 7, Antetokounmpo said. Wish it could stay there. The early returns of the Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving pairing havent been stellar. 9:22 pm ET, at Tiebreaker vs. Celtics: Have the tiebreaker 2-1 over the Celtics. The Celtics 18-point lead had shrunk to six when Tatum subbed in with 9:37 left. I mean, I could come up here and pout and be sad and Im sure there would be a big story about how were defeated and I dont believe in us, the 24-year-old said that night. he'll have a chance to tie things up with 14.2 remaining, tatum goes quick out of the timeout and draws a foul, bucks have made six threes in the fourth quarter. The Sixers have to finish a game ahead of the Bucks because Milwaukee owns the tiebreaker via its 2-1 head-to-head advantage over the Sixers. Entering play on Friday, the Warriors lead the Mavericks by one game. 8 spot: Raptors:vs. Sixers, vs. Lets get it on. Things to know:. Celtics takeaways: White shines again as shorthanded C's lose to Bucks in OT, won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, acquired by the Celtics at the trade deadline. He took 32 shots, made 17 of them and at 7-of-15 from the arc, hit as many 3-pointers as the entire Bucks team combined (7-of-29). ET (ABC). 76ers (51-31) But what he did in saving the Celtics season for at least another 42 hours or so upped his profile and reputation another couple levels. Even then, the game wasn't over. He played nearly 43 minutes and logged a plus-21. Boston forced overtime with a high-arcing 3-pointer from Sam Hauser. There's even a scenario where Philadelphia finishes second and the Celtics third, but no one needs that big of a popsicle headache this early in the morning. The Milwaukee Bucks woke up Wednesday in a three-way tie for second in the Eastern Conference standings, knotted at 49-30 with Boston and Philadelphia. The Bucks already have a head-to-head edge over Philly (2-1), so they'd win the tiebreaker over Philadelphia in any head-to-head scenario. A lot still remains up in the air with just a few days left in the regular season. Here are the teams to have clinched their seeds: Beyond that, everything is still up for grabs including the scoring title! 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